Dr Bader Al-Essa

KUWAIT: MP Mohammad Tana Al-Enezi threatened to grill Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa if he bows to pressure to cancel the appointment of Dr Ahmad Al-Enezi as Secretary-General of the Permanent Delegation of the State of Kuwait to UNESCO, while MP Saleh Ashour threatened to grill the minister if the secretary general was not replaced. Enezi, Secretary General of the National Kuwait Committee for Education Culture and Science, reportedly submitted his resignation to Education Ministry Undersecretary Dr Haitham Al-Athani due to pressure by Ashour. In a statement yesterday, Enezi thanked Essa for his trust in him and decided not to complete his term.

Officer arrested

Ahmadi police arrested a Kuwaiti army captain with drugs and an unlicensed firearm. A security source said a patrol suspected the man, and when searched, 320 illicit tablets (Captagon) and a shabu bag along with drugs paraphernalia were found. He was sent to concerned authorities.

Drug dealer sentenced

The criminal court sentenced a Bangladeshi man to death for trading in drugs. Meanwhile, another Bangladeshi as sentenced to life in prison for selling drugs. Capital police also arrested a 22-year-old citizen in Faiha with drugs and paraphernalia on him, and he was sent to the Drugs Control General Department.

Security campaigns

A campaign resulted in the arrest of a Nepalese man who was in the country illegally. An Indian man was also arrested in Khaldiya for being wanted on theft charges. A Pakistani national was caught in Faiha for being wanted on a KD 3,311 debt, a Palestinian for a KD 1,728 debt and a Sri Lankan wanted over a KD 755 debt. They were sent to concerned authorities.

By A Saleh